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Dengue: Year's death toll crosses 100

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Five people died of dengue, and 1,324 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll ha... Read More


Sammilito Islami Bank to start accepting deposit withdrawal applications from Wednesday

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Sammilito Islami Bank PLC will start accepting applications from customers on Wednesday to withdraw their principal deposits, a day later than originally scheduled. The bank was sch... Read More


Two held with 475.6g gold at Dhaka airport

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Two people were detained with 475.6 grams of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday, Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBN) said. The arrested are Khairul Hasan Ak... Read More


Govt working to accelerate economic growth, boost investment: Muktadir

Sylhet, Sept. 1 -- Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday said the government is working to accelerate economic growth, expand industrialisation and incre... Read More


Bangladesh exports grow 13.14% in Aug as RMG, non-RMG sectors post strong gains

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Bangladesh's merchandise exports rose 13.14 percent year-on-year to US$4.43 billion in August, up from $3.92 billion in the same month last year, according to data from the Export Pr... Read More


Launch services suspended at Paturia as rising Padma water inundates terminal road

Manikganj, Sept. 1 -- Launch services at Paturia terminal in Manikganj district have been suspended as rising water levels in the Padma River inundated the terminal's connecting road, disrupting passe... Read More


Man dies after 'being tortured' on suspicion of theft in Bogura

Bogura, Sept. 1 -- year-old man died early Tuesday allegedly after being detained and tortured throughout the night on suspicion of theft in Nishindara of Sadar upazila in Bogura. The deceased was id... Read More


US Ambassador highlights American engineering in Bangladesh's Railway connectivity

, Sept. 1 -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen has visited Bangladesh Railway's Central Locomotive Workshop in Parbatipur, where Bangladeshi technicians maintain American-made locomotiv... Read More


Woman rescued from moving train after rape allegation, one arrested

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- year-old woman was rescued from a moving train after she called the National Emergency Service 999 on Monday night, alleging that three men had raped her on board the "Kurigram Expre... Read More


Nurse found dead in Jamalpur

Jamalpur, Sept. 1 -- year-old nurse was found dead at her residence in Chalapara in Jamalpur district town on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Roksana Akter Shila, daughter of Abdul Rashid of ... Read More